Foot rest



Jun@ E12, T1923;

FOOT REST Filed April 29 WIM/8858 .unlllfllll Ano/Mfrs Patented ulune l2, 1923.

esi-ren erstes FRANK P. Lrrz, or connY, PENNSYLVANIA.

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.Application filed April 29, 11922. Serial No. 557,331.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that' I, FRANK l). LITZ, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Corry, in the county of Erie and State of Pennsylvania, lhave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Foot Rests, of which the following* :is 'ai specification."

This invention relates to lan improvement in foot restsfor-l use" with boot-black stands or the like. i i f The object of the invention is to provide a foot rest which isadjustable and removable whereby when the Yfoot rest is "not in'use it may be removed or" adjusted so thatfit'will not afford `an'"obstructionandV projection liable to catch and tear the clothesof a per son using the foot rest or Yimpede or obstruct the movements vo f a person in vstepping up' upon or leaving the stand upon which they foot rest ismounted.

' Another Objectis to provide a foot rest of this character which'is of extremely simple and durable construction, which when 1n position is'positivel'y supported and firmly held'againstundesirable movements, which may be readily" associated with ordinary types "of boot-black stands and which is'easy and comparativelyl inexpensive to "manu facture.' 30 ""Other objects kand advantages of the `in-1 vention reside in" certaininovel features of the'construe'tion, combination and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter (more fully ldescribed and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, and in which'z Figure 1 is a perspective view, illustrat-A 'ng the' 'foot restin" operative position upon 40 aboot-black stand; y

Figure 2' is a detail view of the foot rest in side elevation, parts being shown in s'ection 'for the; sake of illustration;

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view, illustrating the construction of the swivelled bracket and the cooperating structure of the arm of the foot rest.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 10 designates a boot-black stand which may be of any conventional type or construction and which includes a platform 11 upon which the foot rests as well as the chairs or seats are mounted.

As shown in Figure 1, the foot rests which 5e constitute the present invention are provided in pairs but as all of the foot rests are of identical construction, a description of one will serve Afor' lall. Each 'comprises Wa swiveled bracket 12, the YVbracket being swiveled upon the platform 11 a bolt y13 orthe like,aynd ifdesired anti-friction means such 4as ball bearings vo1""the like may 'be interpos'ed' between the `bolt"and the' bracket. The b'racket is hollowedoutv` and'thebase of the cavity in the bracket which' is'thus formed is provided at its forward e'nd with a seat 14" and at about thecenter of the bracket a' crossbar `15"is proyide'd vand is integrally formed with'the side walls of theicavityof the vbracket and eXtendsVi across and between the same, as shown' in the drawings.

An' arm'16 is provided and islnotched at one end, as at 17, and this'notched 'end is adapted to be received in the cavity ofthe bracket inwhich position' the'cross bar' 15 of the bracket is received in the notch I1'?" of the arm 'andthe underside fofthe notcheds end of the arm is received and supported upon the'seat 14a, the side walls of the arm snugly engaging the side walls'of the cavity of the bracket.' The outer end of the arm 16 carries a foot'plate 18, thel foot plate beingpreferably formed integral with vthe outer bifurcated' end of the bracket.

It is obvious that the arm 16 whichcarries the foot'plate may be readily removed or taken from the bracket by tilting the arm upwardly Auntil the cross `bar 15 and the notch 17l are'disengaged, there being' sufficient clearance between the inner end vof the 'arm 16 and the bottom wall of the cavity ,of the bracket to permit of this motion. The arm carrying the foot plate may also be readily introduced into theca'vity of the bracket by inserting the notched end thereof into this Vcavity and working tLe notch'17 up under the cross bar 1,5 ,bva downwardly tilting or swinging motion.

When the arm ,1.6 removed fram .the

bracket there is of course no obstruction in the way of a person stepping upon or leaving the stand and liable to engage and tear his clothes or otherwise interfere with them. 1n lieu of entirely removing the arms from the brackets, the arms may be readily swung horizontally to a position out of the way by virtue of the fact that the brackets 12 are swivelled upon the platform. In conjunction with the swivelling of the brackets it is obvious that in lieu of mounting the brackets 12 directly upon the platform these brackets may be mounted upon bed plates securedupon the platform'andthe'brackets and plates may have raceways'in which ball be-arings are arranged in order tofacilitate" and render easythe turning movement ofrthe brackets. I l

Means is provided to prevent turning movement of the bracket whenthe foot rest is in use. Preferably this means lcomprises an arcuate plate 2O secured ,to the platy form` ll by screws 21 and having aplurality or series of vsockets 22 with which: a lug 4,23 vintegrally formed with the `arm 16 of lthe foot restjis selectively cooperable. .It

is obvious that when the lugV 23 isreceived in' onel of the-sockets turning movement of the bracket 12 on its` swivel is prevented whereby the arm of thek foot rest andthe foot platewhich is carried bythe arm is firmly andpositively held to provide a rigid and stable support' for thepersonusing the 'foot rest. By providingaseries of-sockets'y -"iI-claim:- f -v l l'. `In ya foot rest of *the character' dei` of Ithearm, and

v the 'members of the pair of foot rests mayr be arranged parallel or mayy be.- arranged in the desiredI angular relation with respect to l each other whereby the footy rest-may be used with comfort by persons of various sizes, weights and builds,`

' arm.

scribed, a swivelled-bracket having a cavity.'

2. In la foot rest of the character detherein provided-'with a seat and having ai cross bar extending between the side walls f of said -cavity,-anl arm having la notchedi endadapted to-'bereceived inthe lcavity -fof the swivell'edbracket and to be support-- ed upon the seat thereof, the cross-bar `of the'bracket being adaptedfto be engaged with'the notch lofthe arm, afoot plate car-iy ried by said arm, Lan arcuate plate having,`

v"a series ofsockets therein, and a lug carried by thearm and said sockets. e

3.In combination with a platform, a bracket,mean's for swivelling the bracket nected with the bracket, afoot plate lconnected Iwith, `said arm, and cooperating means between the arm and the platform for releasably .securing the l, arm and v the bracket aga-inst v turning movementv when .the foot rest is in operative position.

4. In combination'-with a platform, a bracket, means for swivellingj'the bracket upon the platform7 an ,arml detachably connected with-the bracket, a foot plate connected f .with said arm, `and vcooperating means between the arm and the platform `for selectively "engageable with upon the platform, an arm detachably conn releasably securing the arm andthe bracket.`

against turning movement when' the foot resty is in operative position, including a plate secured upon the platform andhaving a series of socketstherein, and a lug connected to the arm and -selectively-engageablef with the sockets.`

y 5. In*l rcombination with a platform,v` a

bracket and means for swivellingthe brackf et uponfth'e platform, said bracket having a cavity provided with' a-seat, and across.

barextending between -the side walls. of the cavity, lan arm having `a notched .end receivable in the cavity and supportedupon the seat with the notch of saidvarm engaging vthe cross'bar'of saidbracket, afoot plate carried by said arm, andmeans forl-preventing turning of lsaid arm whenfthe foot rest isin operative position.y Y

6. In a foot'rest of the character described, a swivelled bracket, an arm'fconk nected with said bracket, 1a Vfoot plate car-` ried by said arm, affixed plate having 'a socket and a lug carried by thearm .and engageable with said socket. f I

`7. In combination with a platform, a f

bracket `swivelled thereon so as tobe .freely rotatable about ya 'vertical axis, an arm connectedl to the `bracket and eXtendingoutwardly therefrom, a footfplate carried by theouter end of the. arml and'releasable means forpreventing turning movement of the arm and bracket. l 

